My little Leila is three. I'm a bit behind on the times, since she turned three on June 16th, and I've got more posts to catch up on...but hey, so it goes.
Leila's my little child full of spunk. She has a smile that will brighten the world (and make it hard to get upset at her when she's doing something she's not supposed to be doing). She's a ball of fun. She's super shy when you first meet her but once she comes out of her shell she's definitely not the shy one. She talks a lot and I can't help but love how she mistakes her "L"s for "Y"s, "C"s for "T"s, "D"s for "G"s, and "R"s for "W"s, as well as several other mistaken letters. My favorite word of hers (that's she's RECENTLY starting to correct) is how she says "milk". The sentence ends up, "Tan I det some moat?"
Getting her presents was a trick. The girl doesn't care of toys much. She does love organizing and puzzles...but in the end, not that much. If we ever try to get her something at the store she can't ever decide on anything. She'll say "I want this."...then a minute later say, "No, I don't want that." and put it back.
But we found something she LOVED. A chair/swing that hangs from the ceiling that we bought from IKEA. That was a hit. The girl loves adventure and we're excited to put it up in our little town home in Kansas City.
Although, she was POSITIVE what kind of cake she wanted. Three kitties in a basket cake...er...I mean...she actually said, "I want fwee titties in a bastet tate." The cake ended up a little like three puff balls in a basket. But they were still cute and she loved them.
A little about Leila:
- For as dirty and scroungy as Leila often looks and seems, she's pretty particular like how she never wants to eat at a spot that has any sign of dirt and can't stand if her clothes get AT ALL wet.
- Leila is a good organizer. Like when she took all her different sized candy from her Christmas stocking and organized them perfectly into a nice square with no holes or spaces. Or when she found several different ways to re-organize boxes in the pantry full of food to best fit everything.
- Leila knows her alphabet and how to count to thirty.
- She could eat fruit all day, every day. But she also loves all sorts of other foods...her favorites are probably chicken, asparagus, broccoli, and other meats and veggies.
- She doesn't care for cake, cupcakes, etc. But she LOVES treat-treats...aka: candy. Her favorite by far is sour candy.
- She always gets very "motherly" in crowded places. She's always afraid of people getting left behind or getting lost in a big crowd. And she also gets REALLY scared if she thinks she is lost.
I can't wait to see what adventures await me this year!
